Improvement in wheel-fasteners



D. FALB. Wheel-Fastener.

NO. 222,884. Patented Dem-23,1879.

/ ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFIGE.

DAVID FALB, OF BLUFFTON, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WH EEL- FASTENERS.

Specification forming 'part of Letters Patent No. 222,884, dated December 23, 1879 application filed November 18, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID FALB, of Blufftou, in the county of Wells and State of Indiana, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Wheel-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being bad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation ofa central longitudinal section of a wheelhub embodying my invention. Figs. 2, 3, 4, fand 5 are details. Fig. 6is an end view of the This invention has relation to means for fastening wheels on their spindles; audit consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the slotted washer, shouldered spindle end, flattened on eaclflside to fit the slot of the washer, and turn-button having a screwstem engaging with an internally-threaded hole or socket extending longitudinally into the spindle end, all as hereinafter shown and described.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates the spindle, the end B of which is shouldered on each side at a, and extends beyond these shoulders in the form of a laterally-flattened projection, b. In the spindle is formed a threaded hole or socket, 0, extending inward from its end through the projection b, axially and longitudinally.

0 indicates the hub of the wheel, the end of which is recessed around the projection b of the spindle, so that the floor of the recess (1 is about flush with the shoulders to thereof. The projection 1) extends sufliciently to receive the washer D, whichjfits neatlyibut not tightly in the recess d, and is provided centrally with a slot, 0, of the right size to fit over the projection b, the washer then resting against the shoulders a, and having its outer surface flush with the end of the projection b.

E represents a turn-button having a screwinto the socket c, and its head rests against the end of the projection. When this head is turned in line with the projection the slot of the washer can be slipped over it 011 its seat on the spindle end, and the washer being then in the hub-recess, and having its outer face flush with the end of the projection, the turnbutton can be turned crosswise with respect to said projection and at the 'same time tightly against it, thereby forming a secure clamp for the washer, which, in turn, forms a fastening for the wheel, remaining stationary while the hub and its end recess revolve around it when the wheel is in motion.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. The combination, with the circularly-recessed hub O, and the spindleend B, having the lateral shoulders at, and the laterally-flattened projection b, extending beyond the floor of the recess in the hub end, the washer D, fitting in said recess and having the central slot, 6, to engage said projection, and the turn-button E, having a screw-stem, g, extending into a threaded socket in the spindle, and capable of being turned crosswise against said projection to secure the washer, substantially as specified. a

2. The combination, with the hub G, and laterally-shouldered spindle end having the projection b, and threaded socket c, of the slotted washer D, and turn-button E, having a screw-stem, g, substantially as specified.

In testimony thatI claim the above I have hereunto subscribed'my name in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID FALB.

Witnesses:

WIN. S. SILVER, J. J. TODD. 

